A Day on Planet Earth

Few days ago I tried to adopt (I think it was Martin's) way of answering ''How are you?'':

Colleague: Hi. How are you?

Me: Hi. (Pause, mind equivalent of swallowing) Would you like the socially approved version, or the truth?

Colleague: Truth.

Me: We haven't got enough time for that.

End of conversation.

I find it amazing, the reactions I sometimes experience. A month or so ago, I had an appointment at my local council's Autism service's office. During the journey, I told the taxi driver the name of the office and that I'd never been there before. Her behaviour seemed to change instantly. Not only did she (kindly) insist on driving 'round and 'round the estate until she found where the office was, and never charged me for this, but she also insisted on walking me to the reception desk, presumably because I might otherwise get lost.

Kind gestures all. But perhaps this incident shows that, for some people, autistic = disability.

Steven said:

for some people, autistic = disability

I did touch it in my short story ''A day on a planet Earth''.

Have you read Battlestar Galactica books?

So about Battlestar Galactica books.

Those who watched TV Series only are unaware that they changed Cylons completely compared to those in books. Books version is a robotic race, with a 3 levels in hierarchy: ordinary Cylon with one brain, promoted to captain receives his second brain, and than there is only one highest rank with 3 brains, he is godlike and can almost predict future like psychohistory equation from Asimov's Fundation Series

Yet you watched TV Series 

It might seem so at first, but sooner or later you become familiar with terminology, and something unfamiliar forces you to at least attempt to imagine it.

I read it somewhere:

Someone who is reading fiction lives many times.

Isn't that amazing? otherwise it would be just the life we have here on this planet.

I fully support copycats by mocking them endlesly 

Would you mind if I used 'A Day on Planet Earth' as the thread's title?

I haven't, mate. I find Sci-Fi a bit daunting and complex.

I haven't, mate. I find Sci-Fi a bit daunting and complex.

Yet you watched TV Series 

It might seem so at first, but sooner or later you become familiar with terminology, and something unfamiliar forces you to at least attempt to imagine it.

I read it somewhere:

Someone who is reading fiction lives many times.

Isn't that amazing? otherwise it would be just the life we have here on this planet.

I fully support copycats by mocking them endlesly